Peloponnesian War

Match the following to their government structure.

• representative democracy

• Ancient Athens

• direct democracy

• United States

• oligarchy

• Ancient Sparta

How does a direct democracy work?
(***NOTE: This question will be an OPEN response on the test!***)

• Citizens meet to debate and vote on laws and policies

• Citizens vote for representatives to go vote on laws for them

• Decisions are made by a single leader
• Only certain groups have a say

Which of the following is an example of how the democracy of Athens helped form America's democracy?

• Dictatorship governing style
• Oligarchy decision-making process
• Citizen participation in decision-making

• Monarchy ruling system

How did the Athenian democracy influence American democracy?
(***NOTE: This will be an open response question on the test!***)

• Athenian democracy promoted dictatorship in America
• Athenian democracy resulted in an oligarchy in America
• Athenian democracy served as a model for citizen participation, direct voting, and government by the people.
• Athenian democracy led to a monarchy in America

How did the roles of Athenian men and women differ?

• Women had more rights than men in Athenian society.
• Men were citizens with full rights, while women were not citizens and had limited rights.
• Men were not considered citizens in Athenian society.
• Men and women had equal rights in Athenian society.

Organize the differences between Athenian men and women.

Groups:

(a) Athenian Men

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(b) Atheninan Women

• Worked as farmers, artisans, merchants

• Excercised at the gym

• Gathered in the evenings for drinks and food

• Poor women helped with the farm

• Could not attend school

• Supervised servants

• Responsible for the women

• Couldn't own property or vote

• Were considered citizens

• Went to school

• Rarely left house

• Focused on homes and families

• Spun and dyed cloth

• Had to be accompanied

What was the Delian League?

• A military alliance between Sparta and Persia
• A trade agreement between Rome and Carthage
• A religious organization in ancient Egypt
• An alliance of Greek city-states to fight against Persia

How was Athens able to take control of the Delian League?

• Athens bribed other city-states to join the Delian League
• Athens transformed the Delian League into an empire under its leadership by using its navy and political influence.
• Athens relied on economic sanctions to gain control of the Delian League
• Athens conquered the Delian League through military force

How was Athens able to take control of the Delian League?

• They had contributed most of the troops, officials, and commanders.

• They fought Sparta to win leadership.

Which of the following is NOT true about how Sparta felt about the Athenians taking control of the Delian League?

Groups:

(a) True

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(b) Not True

• No trust

• Wanted major power

• Political and social differences

• Wanted to impress Persia